Mar 14, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) shoots a three point basket during the first quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: ...

Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen has been on a tear thus far at EuroBasket exhibition games for his native Finland.

The Philadelphia 76ers are quite the sticky situation right now. Joel Embiid and Paul George both have massive contracts, but neither player is able to stay healthy. They are also going to be very ...

Rolling into the 2025 NBA season, it's looking increasingly likely that the Utah Jazz will be keeping star forward Lauri Markkanen on the roster entering the year despite any and all trade chatter ...

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) scored 29 points and had 5 rebounds. The Utah Jazz defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 108-100, Jan. 28, 2023 at Vivint Arena.

Markkanen is pretty lucky he’s gotten lost in the sauce in Utah. This season, Markkanen is shooting 42.5% from the field and 34.7% from three.

Lauri Markkanen has been preparing to play for Finland in the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 tournament, and the Utah Jazz star appears ...

Lauri Markkanen's stats over the last three years, from Basketball Reference. The Jazz just gave him a five-year, $238 million extension, so there’s understandable worry about his production.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) as the Utah Jazz host the New York Knicks, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.© Trent Nelson ...

This trade proposal would send Warriors target Lauri Markkanen to the Detroit Pistons from the Utah Jazz in exchange for draft assets.

Markkanen has never averaged more than the 18.7 points per game he put up in an encouraging second season with the Bulls. He’s averaging 22.3 points per game this season in Utah.

The beauty of Lauri Markkanen this season is that he isn’t putting stress on Utah’s offense in order to supply his own individual offense. The forward scored a team-high 31 points on Monday night.